[SOLVED] i think my graphics card was used for mining

[katilian]

hello!i have a question regarding my gpu.i bought it from a friend the model is rx570 and i think it is used for mining cuz its loud when i play a game even the lowest graphics one and the fans arent like super loud but arent quiet either and the tempreture is quite hot any ideas on how to fix or atleast make the gpu better?

 

[The Idiot]

hello!i have a question regarding my gpu.i bought it from a friend the model is rx570 and i think it is used for mining cuz its loud when i play a game even the lowest graphics one and the fans arent like super loud but arent quiet either and the tempreture is quite hot any ideas on how to fix or atleast make the gpu better?

You could reduce fan speed in bios, clean any dust out of the card, and lastly try repasting the gpu.

 

[katilian]

You could reduce fan speed in bios, clean any dust out of the card, and lastly try repasting the gpu.

thank you

 

[iPeekYou]

thank you

GPU fans setting isn't on the BIOS, mind. It's on the driver (Crimson, Adrenaline, whatever the name now), and/or MSI Afterburner. On the driver side, you might want to set all settings to manual to better control the fan speed. MSI Afterburner similarly requires checking the "use user fan curve" setting or something similar to it.

Make sure to keep an eye on temps after reducing the fans speed, just to be safe. At stock, the card will limit itself to a safe temp about 82-83 degrees C, so if you want to be thorough also keep an eye on power usage and clockspeed.

GPU temps can also be helped somewhat with optimized case airfow; you want a good 120mm exhaust fan, and if your case has side fan mounting, experiment with it to see which configuration yields better temps. Side mount can be either beneficial or just added noise, depending on your case airflow. If flow is good, then side fans do nothing at all.

If your PC case have a reusable PCI slot cover on the back, you can also experiment if removing the covers help. It used to help GPU temps when PC cases use a solid cover, not so much these days with slotted covers. In my experiment, if you already have slotted PCI slot covers don't remove them. I see no improvement in temps doing so and just put them back on so I won't lose the covers.

Repasting the GPU is also good advice, personally I would add to that advice by monitoring GPU temps every now and then. I see slight degradation with KPx thermal paste after 3 months, and der8auer mentions Kryonaut on GPUs are to be replaced in yearly interval. OEM stuff isn't the best performing, but they tend to last longer than aftermarket pastes.

If that's still not enough, there's always the aftermarket cooling solution path. But that's costly and I find to be harder to procure than CPU cooling solutions.


TL;DR: use AMD driver or MSI Afterburner for fan control, check your case airflow, experiment with PCI slot cover unless you have slotted ones, and repaste every once a year.

 

[Jmi20]

Actually, the fan curve of gpus can be configured through its bios. If it was indeed used for mining a custom bios might have been flashed with different curves, core and memory clocks and voltages.

but before you go messing with the bios or forcing a lower fan speed through afterburner or radeon settings, you should check the basics first. Is the airflow good? It might be overheating due to the lack of. Are the fans and heatsink clean? Have you checked the thermal paste and thermal pads for vrm/memory if any if they are still good?

dont force a lower fan speed if it is overheating, you will just throttle the card or worse.

 

[geofelt]

RX570 is an older gen card that is power hungry and runs hot.
But, they are designed to tolerate heat.
Running at 80c. under heavy gaming is normal.
If your games run ok, I would not worry about possible previous mining use.

See that your case has good front airflow intake to cool the card and your cpu.

Try taking the side cover off and directing a house fan at the innards.
If that makes a big difference, look to case cooling solutions.

 

[katilian]

RX570 is an older gen card that is power hungry and runs hot.
But, they are designed to tolerate heat.
Running at 80c. under heavy gaming is normal.
If your games run ok, I would not worry about possible previous mining use.

See that your case has good front airflow intake to cool the card and your cpu.

Try taking the side cover off and directing a house fan at the innards.
If that makes a big difference, look to case cooling solutions.

i dont think it is performing as good as it has to but it may be just me seeing things